Glee: Dianna Agron on What's to Come

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The actress talks about discarding her cheerleading outfit, working with Joss Whedon and her dream guest star.

By Eric Goldman

While Glee is on a long midseason hiatus, the cast and crew are hard at work with new episodes, set to debut on April 13th. Recently, I spoke to one of the show's stars, Dianna Agron, who plays the pregnant, former cheerleader Quinn Fabray. Fabray spoke about what's to come on the show, including the return of Kristin Chenoweth and Joss Whedon directing an upcoming episode.

Question: So last we saw, all the secrets were all out. Can you talk at all about when we pick up what's going on for you guys?

Dianna Agron: Quinn's still pregnant and moving toward having that baby, and she is focusing on other things. She's not down on herself; she's not focused on feeling sorry for me, myself and I. It's about moving past it in a healthy and strong way and being present in high school and these newfound friends. You're really seeing all these characters who we've nicely set up who they are in these first thirteen [episodes], and so we get to come back and play. People know who these people are, so let's show them more and let's really get into it. And that's what we're doing, and it's so fun. I think everyone will be really, really happy with where things are.

Dianna Agron

Q: Finn found out the truth and was furious with her, so where is Quinn living now?

Agron: She's not in a box on the side of the street, I promise you. [Laughs] Quinn wouldn't like that. She likes to dress nicely and be well groomed even though her stomach is growing. No, everywhere we left off is where we pick back up again.

Q: Are you happy to be rid of the cheerleader outfit?

Agron: I am very happy. It's a cold place. The cheerleading outfit is a cold place. There's not much fabric, and I wasn't a cheerleader in high school, so I kinda fulfilled that in the first thirteen [episodes]. Or not even the first thirteen; the first six. Who knows, she might be back; I might be cold again. But right now I'm enjoying the dresses.

Q: Besides the Madonna episode, what are you really excited about in the second half of the first season?

Agron: Gosh, we have some amazing guest stars coming. Olivia Newton John... Amazing. I mean, I don't know if you guys grew up with Grease, but I certainly grew up with Grease. And, yeah, Idina Menzel is coming,who I can't wait to meet. Lea Michele knows her very, very well. And Kristin [Chenoweth] is coming back, who I adore. Everything's so exciting

Q: Who would be your dream guest star?

Agron:Christopher Walken. I'm telling you… I have said this. This might be the fiftieth time I've said this, so I'm just gonna keep saying it and keep saying it. It might never happen, but I'm gonna keep saying it. I think he'd be amazing. He's so funny. He can dance so well; I'm sure that he can sing as well as he can dance, and I'm convinced that he would be perfect.

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Q: Are you excited to have Joss Whedon directing an episode?

Agron: Yes, I love Joss. You know, it was so funny, because we were joking around when we had met him and said, "Why aren't you coming over to Glee? I hope that you direct an episode." And he responded with, "I hope I direct an episode, as well." Then we found out weeks later that it had been in the works, and it was official. It was so wonderful. And on top of that, we have all the directors that we love, of the first thirteen, coming back. It's good when you know you're in such safe hands. We trust them so much, and we've seen what they've done for our show and our characters up until now, and this world of Glee can be very fun but very quirky. The show is definitely in a very specific area where if you don't know that are very well, you might not get it and you might miss stuff. So we're very lucky that all these people are coming back and that we have such an amazing creative team.

Q: Is there a musical number you've done that's a favorite?

Agron: Up until now? I would say "Somebody To Love" because we did that at the Upfronts, and that was the first "Wow, this is actually happening" moment for me. Just being in New York and seeing the billboards and seeing the huge balloons... Glee was everywhere in New York that weekend. You almost feel like it's a dream. You're staying in this beautiful hotel, and everywhere you can see are advertisements for your show. It's the, "Pinch me! Pinch me all day long," type of thing.